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Title: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Clearco on 25 December 2011, 07:31:49 PM
For two years I began this conversions on Wargames Factorys zulus but I couldn´t finish them because I went to Germany for a couple of years. Now I have rediscovered them.
I´m by now a bit better in modelling but I´d like to show you these anyway  :):

-Ruga Ruga:
(http://i43.tinypic.com/216dzr.jpg)
(http://i39.tinypic.com/rlkdj7.jpg)
-Askari:
(http://i43.tinypic.com/200uuk8.jpg)
(http://i39.tinypic.com/b6t53p.jpg)
-Ngoni:
(http://i44.tinypic.com/2m7ydft.jpg)
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2qkmfs1.jpg)
Those ^^ where my first (and last lol) attempt in dipping.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/2la690p.jpg)
(http://i43.tinypic.com/11jnfk7.jpg)

I hope you enjoy them.
(I have big plans regarding the new Warlord´s zulus and Perry´s mahdist ;);))
Title: Re: Ruga Ruga, Askari, Ngoni WIP
Post by: inkydave on 25 December 2011, 08:27:07 PM
Wowee :o  those are sooooo good.

The Ruga with his foot on the rock is inspired. Keep up the good work, I cant wait to see what you come up with next. Dont you dare leave it 2 years though ;)
Title: Re: Ruga Ruga, Askari, Ngoni WIP
Post by: Kingscarbine on 25 December 2011, 11:25:00 PM
I've got to get some plastic sets for my DA project.  :-* Perry and Warlord welcome to my world!
Title: Re: Ruga Ruga, Askari, Ngoni WIP
Post by: Clearco on 26 December 2011, 11:27:51 AM
Thank you people!
I hope I manage to have the time to finish these  :)
I´m really very excited how the conversiones might look like with better minis as base like Perrys and Warlords ;) (and not WF  lol)
Title: Re: Ruga Ruga, Askari, Ngoni WIP
Post by: Bugsda on 26 December 2011, 12:42:00 PM
Excellent, love the sepia tone they've got  :-*
Title: Re: Ruga Ruga, Askari, Ngoni WIP
Post by: Traveler Man on 26 December 2011, 08:15:19 PM
Excellent conversions!  :-* I bought some of these a while back, and it's useful to see the potential.
Title: Re: Ruga Ruga, Askari, Ngoni WIP
Post by: Clearco on 27 December 2011, 02:46:25 PM
Thank you both  :)
I think the WF plastics get a lot better with a little work, since they are a cheap and useful base for conversions. (but they are not so nice if untouched  lol)
Title: Re: Ruga Ruga, Askari, Ngoni WIP
Post by: The Gray Ghost on 27 December 2011, 08:21:56 PM
even better than Foundry's ruga
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Clearco on 25 January 2012, 07:39:57 PM
even better than Foundry's ruga
Thank you! I like the Foundry ones aswell but they are way to expensive  :(

I have adquired a couple of boxes of Warlord´s zulus and I´m making more Ngoni of them  :)
(http://i42.tinypic.com/1672tz.jpg)
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2426hs2.jpg)
(http://i44.tinypic.com/16o1f7.jpg)

Maybe it´s not so correct to make all of them with the bombastic headdress but that´s the charm of the ngoni IMO  ;)
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: jorge808 on 25 January 2012, 07:51:28 PM
Awesome Clearco  :o :o :o
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Clearco on 25 January 2012, 07:58:54 PM
Thanks Jorge!  :)
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Stecal on 25 January 2012, 08:37:05 PM
and you wonder why Foundry is reducing their Darkest Africa line...
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Dr Mathias on 26 January 2012, 01:17:41 AM
What sort of modeling putty are you using? They're very nice conversions!
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Frank on 26 January 2012, 09:52:38 AM
WOW! Very nice work…these conversions are fantastic! :-*
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Engel on 26 January 2012, 10:37:19 AM
Great work.
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Plynkes on 26 January 2012, 12:05:15 PM
Really like what you're doing here, Clearco. The Ngoni look great, but my favourites are those turbans on the Ruga Ruga. I need more practice with putty, I find it dreadfully difficult.
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Clearco on 26 January 2012, 04:36:58 PM
Thank you all! :)
What sort of modeling putty are you using?
I´m using this one, way cheaper than the GW one: http://www.feroca.com/product.php?id_product=45
Really like what you're doing here, Clearco. The Ngoni look great, but my favourites are those turbans on the Ruga Ruga. I need more practice with putty, I find it dreadfully difficult.
Thanks! I´m making new Ruga Ruga with Warlord as a base, I´ll show you when they´re finished :D
I think the tip with putty is to wait a little for it to dry before you work with it. It is easier then  ;)
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Remington on 26 January 2012, 07:20:19 PM
That is impressive work! Really like it! Amazing how you've increased the appeal of the WF sculpts.
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa-Ngonis painted-Pics heavy!
Post by: Clearco on 06 April 2012, 01:26:36 PM
I finally managed to paint some Ngoni  :)
A ton of fotos:
(http://i41.tinypic.com/nxl4kx.jpg)
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2hohfh4.jpg)
(http://i43.tinypic.com/mhaxyu.jpg)
(http://i44.tinypic.com/1fg6iw.jpg)
(http://i43.tinypic.com/15f6hkm.jpg)
(http://i39.tinypic.com/33f8ahj.jpg)
(http://i44.tinypic.com/4pzg94.jpg)
(http://i42.tinypic.com/168a150.jpg)


Utsho njalo yena, uti, Aziqwebane!

I hope you like them
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Ray Rivers on 06 April 2012, 01:51:45 PM
 :-*

Those are smashing!

Super conversions, great paint jobs!  ;D
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Dr Mathias on 06 April 2012, 02:13:19 PM
The shield texture looks fantastic. Really nice work all around!
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: inkydave on 06 April 2012, 02:29:04 PM
 :-*

Lovely paint jobs on some fab conversions.
The shield texture looks fantastic. Really nice work all around!

Agreed.
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Stecal on 06 April 2012, 03:06:46 PM
Those are great..  They do look like they belong in the early 1970's with that hair though.
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: cram on 06 April 2012, 06:34:11 PM
Excellent work. I love the way you've painted the shields too!
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Clearco on 06 April 2012, 09:21:18 PM
Thanks for the kind comments! :)
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Traveler Man on 06 April 2012, 11:55:43 PM
Great conversions, and nice paintwork!  :-* It shows what can be done with plastics.
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Clearco on 25 April 2012, 08:04:26 PM
Today I made my Ngoni Chief  :):
(http://i50.tinypic.com/3505s0p.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2e4dmyp.jpg)
(http://i48.tinypic.com/23iyw6w.jpg)

The feathers are from several Warlord´s Zulu heads, since I didn´t want to sculpt anything hard today  lol
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: cram on 25 April 2012, 08:26:25 PM
He looks great. But I also have to mention the grass you have him running through, not sure what you have used but it looks really effective
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Engel on 25 April 2012, 08:57:23 PM
Looks great, but I want to see some colors on the first chaps i this thread.  :D
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Clearco on 26 April 2012, 11:28:35 AM
Thanks!  :)
@Cram: That´s a fur mat. I cut it a little with scissors so it looks irregular. I borrowed the idea from here:
http://www.elladan.de/002%20fur%20mat%20WiP/002.htm

@Engel: I think it could last a bit until I paint them: Now I´m so enthusiastic about Warlord´s Zulus that I want to repeat them all but with the new zulus as a base  lol
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Fanis on 26 April 2012, 05:34:56 PM
Well done mate! This look great!
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Clearco on 02 May 2012, 06:22:34 PM
Thanks!  :)
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Clearco on 04 July 2012, 10:12:40 PM
I painted the explorer of my Ngoni force. This is a slight conversion to make him looking more thin and wiry than the original "conan-style" Warlord´s zulus. I wanted him also to be so striped down as possible since I imagine him traveling light and fast  ;)
I also painted my first lion  8)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/a0gx1v.jpg)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/rby4w9.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/ipyrfk.jpg)
(http://i46.tinypic.com/2iuvok5.jpg)
I changed the flesh recipe so I hope it´s more realistic than previous ones.
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Bugsda on 04 July 2012, 10:37:37 PM
That's terrific work  :-* Shield and Lion, superb  8)
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Marine0846 on 04 July 2012, 11:51:32 PM
Very fine.
Love the lion, well done.
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Clearco on 06 July 2012, 08:56:52 AM
Thanks! I enjoyed a lot painting the lion  :) It´s the first animal that I paint (horses and beastmen not included  lol)
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Traveler Man on 06 July 2012, 08:55:24 PM
Like 'em, like 'em lots!  :)
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: redzed on 07 July 2012, 12:08:58 AM
fantastic :D
love everything about your work.
Title: Re: Plastic Darkest Africa
Post by: Clearco on 08 July 2012, 10:51:28 AM
Thanks!  :)
I´m working on new ruga-ruga out of the warlord zulus, I hope I can have them painted soon  ;)